Photos Of The Day

Elephant Yashoda, left, gives a tender boot to a newborn baby elephant Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. The still nameless female baby elephant is a little over 3 feet tall and weighs between 180 and 220 pounds.

Can't Talk Now ...

A Palestinian using a mobile phone runs away from a concussion grenade during an Israeli army operation searching for militants in the Balata refugee camp near to the northern West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday, April 11, 2007.

Charges Dropped

Dave Evans, front left, Collin Finnerty, second from left, and Reade Seligmann, right, during a news conference in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Prosecutors dropped all charges against the three former Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party, saying they were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney.

Algeria Attacks

Algerian policemen look at the destroyed main building of the Government Palace in the center of Algiers Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Explosions hit the Algerian capital, targeting the Government Palace and police stations, resulting in at least 23 deaths and leaving more than 150 injured.

Making Tracks

The furrowed slope is seen behind a skier at the Joerigletscher glacier near Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday April 11, 2007. Despite the arrival of spring, the snow situation in the Buendner region of the Swiss Alps is still excellent for winter sports. (AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarini)

Dissenting View

Opposition supporters wear masks marked "United front" during a rally in central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Thousands of anti-presidential demonstrators gathered here Wednesday in what the opposition hopes will force the latest change of power in this unstable Central Asian state.

Peace Rally

East Timorese hold candles during a rally for peace Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in Dili, East Timor. Two candidates are set to contest a run-off vote next month in East Timor's presidential election. More than half of the population of one million people registered to vote in election to replace the outgoing President Xanana Gusmao in East Timor's first election since gaining independence from Indonesia in 2002.

Street Show

Pedestrians walk past a work by American artist Mark Jenkins on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in London. Jenkins, from Washington, is showing his work in London for the first time, along with photographs of his work on the streets of Washington on display at the Lazarides Gallery in central London.

On A Roll

Artist Arnd Drossel walks along a country road between the German towns of Dorsten and Raesfeld Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in a sphere made of steel wire. The artist is making the 185-mile journey to draw attention to the many people who, according to Drossel, are "out of balance" and in need of "social psychiatric" help.

Perilous Plant

Afghan villagers are seen during a poppy eradication campaign in the Rhodat district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Afghanistan is the top producer of heroin in the world.

Ballon In The Mist

People gather as a hot air balloon inflates in the early morning Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Clinton, N.J., during cooler than average temperatures.

Mourning A Brother

Pfc. Miguel A. Marcial III's brother Michael looks down as members of the Marine Corp. honor guard folds the American flag that covered his coffin during his burial service Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Long Island National cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y. Marcial died April 1 in Al Asad, Iraq.